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H.R. 2905
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 2905, the Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Nikema Williams (D) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Apr 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Record
Text
H.R. 2905 has 16 co-sponsors.
hb2905/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 2905 IH: Ensuring Agency Service Quality ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-04-10text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I119th CONGRESS 1st SessionH. R. 2905IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 10, 2025Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Raskin , Mrs. McClain Delaney , Ms. McClellan , Ms. Norton , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Ivey , Ms. Pettersen , Ms. Titus , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Tlaib , and Mrs. McIver ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo require Executive agencies to have employment levels in accordance with the levels for which amounts are appropriated, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act .2.Mandatory employment levels(a)In generalSection 3101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking Each Executive agency, military department, and the government of the District of Columbia may and inserting Notwithstanding sections 3104 and 5108, each Executive agency and military department shall .(b)Noncompliance noticeNot later than seven days after the head of an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) or military department (as defined in section 102 of such title) determines that such Executive agency or military department, as applicable, is unable to comply with the requirement to employ the number of employees of the various classes recognized by chapter 51 of such title in accordance with section 3101 of such title, as amended by subsection (a), such head shall submit to the Committees on Appropriation of the House of Representatives and the Senate and each committee of Congress with jurisdiction over such Executive agency or military department a notice of such noncompliance, including an explanation of the reasons for such determination.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-04-10
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To require Executive agencies to have employment levels in accordance with the levels for which amounts are appropriated, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Rep. Nikema Williams (D) sponsors H.R. 2905, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · D–GA-5 · Sponsor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–LA-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–TX-29 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–MD-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–MD-6 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–VA-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–NJ-10 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–CO-7 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–MD-8 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 10, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 2905 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Actions
H.R. 2905 has taken 2 actions since Apr 10, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 10, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Apr 10, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee |
Votes
H.R. 2905 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 2905 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act — Display Title
- Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To require Executive agencies to have employment levels in accordance with the levels for which amounts are appropriated, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
2 clients hired 2 firms and 34 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2905 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Agriculture, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, District of Columbia.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 5 | — |
| AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 1 | 5 | — |
| AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO | 1 | 1 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 34.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER TYREE | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| KATHERINE SYBENGA | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MARAM ABDELHAMID | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MATTHEW SOCKNAT | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| KURT VORNDRAN | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| REGINA HUTTER | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| ADAM ORLOVICH | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AMY LLOYD | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ANTHONY LIVINGSTON | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BENJAMIN KING | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| COLLEEN COSTELLO | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DANIEL HOROWITZ | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DONALD DREWETT | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ELLIOT FRIEDMAN | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| FIONA KOHRMAN | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GABRIEL PEDREIRA | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GRANT SCHOTT | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| HERB SMITH | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JAMES HARLEY | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO | AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO | 2025 first_quarter | $540K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $350K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 second_quarter | $350K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2026 second_quarter | $340K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2026 first_quarter | $310K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 third_quarter | $300K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2905 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2905’s is Government Operations and Politics.
hr2905/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com